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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. SPALL AND EDWVARD SCOONES, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 405,380, dated June 18,1889. Application filed December 14, 1888. Serial No. 293,631. (Nomodel.) Patented in England July 20, 1888,11'0. 10,546.

To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES R. SPAL andEDWARD SCOONES, of London, England, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Gloves, (for which we have obtained a patent inGreat Britain, No. 10,546, dated July 20, 1888,) of which the followingis a specification.

This improvement relates particularly to gloves made of silk,lisle-thread, or like material.

The object of this improvement is to produce a glove which may be wornfor a longer period of time than gloves made in the ordinary mannerwithout altering the appearance of the glove.

The invention consists in a re-enforce for the thumb and fingers of aglove, consisting of a single strip of leather or other material,forming a front on the palm side and passing over the end and down theinterior of the back of the finger or thumb for a distance from the end.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a gloveembodying the improvement. Fig. 2 is a back view of the same. Fig. 3 isa View of a finger turned inside out. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionof one of the fingers. Figs. 5 and 6 show the re-enforce attached to thethumb. Figs. 7 and 8 show the re-enforce attached to the index-finger.Figs. 9 and 10 show it attached to the middle fingers. Figs. 11 and 12show it attached to the little finger, and Fig. 13 is a general plan ofthe re-enforce.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a glove. B designates the fingers thereof, and B designates the thumb.

O designates tipping-pieces. Each tippingpiece consists of a narrowstrip of leather or analogous material, which is made so as to extendover the end of the finger or thumb and down the back of the same forany desired distance. As here shown, it extends about half-way down theback and palm sides of the finger or thumb, and is pointed at the'ends.It may be notched at the side edges where it crosses the ends, so as togive that portion which is on the exterior the appearance of tapering atthe extremity of the finger.

The portion of the tipping-piece which is to strengthen and protect thepalm side of the finger or thumb is attached on the outside of thefabric of which the finger or thumb is made, so that it forms afacing-piece. The

In constructing the two middle fingers of a glove such as has beendescribed. the side edges of that portion of the tipping-piece whichfaces the palm side of the finger may be sewed in with the side edges ofthe pieces of fabric which constitute the sides and front of the finger.The tipping-piece is then extended over the top of the fabric formingthe palm side of the finger and stitched in the top seam which joins thevarious pieces forming the finger, and thence down the back of thefinger inside the fabric forming the same, where its side edges aresewed to the edges of the seams which join the pieces of fabric formingthe back and sides of the finger on the inside of the same.

In constructing the index-finger one of the side edges of the portion ofthe tipping-piece which faces the palm side of that finger may be sewedin the seam which joins the fabric forming the side piece and thatforming the front of the finger. It is then led through the top seam ofthe finger and down the back of the same, as above described, and one ofits side edges may he sewed in with the edge of the seam joining thefabric forming the side and back of the finger. Its other edge may besewed in a seam carried a short distance down the finger near the lineof stitching which secures the side edge of that portion of thetipping-piece which faces the palm to the fabric.

In constructing the little finger one of the side edges of the portionof the tipping-piece which faces the palm side of that 'finger may besewed in the seam which joins the fabric forming the side piece and thatforming the front piece. It is then extended over the top of the fabricforming the palm side of the finger, as above described, and one of theside edges of the back portion may be secured to the edge of the seamjoining the fabric forming the back and front pieces of the finger andthe other side edge may be secured to the seam joining the fabricforming the side and back pieces of the finger.

In constructing the thumb one of the side edges of the portion of thetipping-piece which faces the palm side of the thumb may be sewed inwith the seam which joins the fabric forming the thumb, and the otherside edge of said portion may be stitched into a seam running a shortdistance down the thumb at a point about half-way around the same. It isthen extended, as hereinbefore described, over the top of the fabricforming thevpalm side of the thumb and down the back of the thumb on theinside of the fabric forming the back of the thumb for any desireddistance, one of its side edges being turned in and sewed, as on thepalm side, and the other being secured in the same way.

The ends of the portions of the tippingpieces facing the palm sides ofthe fingers and thumb may be stitched down onto the fabric forming thepalm sides of the fingers and thumb on the outside thereof, and the endsof those portions of the tipping pieces for strengthening the backs ofthe fingers and thumb are sewed on or through the fabric forming theback pieces of said fingers and thumb on the inside of the same.

Gloves as heretofore made with ti ppingpieces used as facings areunsightly, because the tipping-pieces are on the outside of the fabricboth on the back and palm sides of the fingers and thumbs. By thisinvention means are provided for protecting the tips of the fingers andthumbs from wearing out rapidly without seriously impairing theappearance of the gloves. By making the tipping-pieces each in one piecethere is less liability to breakage in sewing.

What is claimed as the invention, and desired to be secured by LettersPatent, is

A textile glove having its fingers and thumb provided with a re-enforcepiece consisting of a narrow single piece of material forming a front onthe palm side and also passing over the end and down the interior of thebackfor a distance from the end, substantially as specified.

CHARLES R. SPALL. EDWARD SCOONES.

Witnesses:

ERNEST SMELLIE,

GEORGE A. FAUX.

